Foundry Networks' ServerIronXL family of application switches delivers the most comprehensive application and traffic management functions for business-critical application infrastructure. ServerIronXL delivers local and global server load balancing, ISP link load balancing, firewall load balancing, and transparent application re-direction and cache switching. Furthermore, ServerIronXL provides the foundation for high service availability, disaster recovery, location and server transparency, backbone cost control, and a consistent user experience. With support for high density 10/100 Ethernet server farm connectivity and optional Gigabit uplinks to connect to the network core, the ServerIronXL series of switches deliver the best balance in performance, port density and price. Foundry's unique software suite of application traffic management capabilities powers the ServerIronXL switches to direct requests to the right server and application based on server load, application state, and application message content. ServerIronXL eases escalating application traffic overload, dramatically increases service availability, maximizes server utilization, reduces the burden of server farm management, and allows the entire server facility to scale with business growth.